Perhaps I spoke too broadly. Yes, the Yakima is open to salmon fishing, but only in two areas below Roza dam. The area that is most commonly fished for trout has been (with the exception of 2000's limited spring chinook fishery), and remains, closed to salmon fishing. There have been no changes to the North Fork Stilly's regulations because it is not and has never been open to salmon fishing. If a river is not specifically identified in the Special Rules section of the regulations as being open to salmon fishing (or unless a special regulation change has been posted on the WDFW's web page) then it is closed to salmon fishing. The four fish humpy limit only applies to the main Stilly below the confluence of the North and South Forks, where the regulations specifically allow fishing for salmon (or at least for humpies and chum, it remains closed for coho or chinook). As I pointed out above, the special regulations will often refer to "all game fish" which by definition excludes salmon, which are defined as "food fish".
